WHAT IS TOURISME
ABOUT?
Shorter for "Improving sustainable tourism development and capacity of tourism SMEs through transnational cooperation and knowledge transfer", this project aims at enhancing SMEs' capacities and skills for assessing their current environmental performances and taking up solutions which would allow them to align their businesses with certain circular economy principles. A total of 62 European SMEs will benefit from this project.
LATEST NEWS AND TWEETS
Tourisme brings together international businesses in Madrid to face the challenges of sustainable tourism
During the 17th and 18th of January, the Canary Islands Institute of Technology held the last Tourisme international event in Spain. Over 70 assistants gathered for the training activities, the matchm … More
Save the date! Next matchmaking event to take place in Madrid.
Our partner Instituto Tecnológico de Canarias has confirmed its next matchmaking event will take place in Madrid, during the International Tourism Trade Fair, FITUR. This time, our SMEs will dive int … More
The World Economic Forum’s 10 principles for sustainable destinations
The World Economic Forum has published a whitepaper, produced by its Global Future Council on Sustainable Tourism. This paper is addressed to guide policymakers, businesses and destination management … More
ITC and R&D agents share synergies to lead European projects
The Instituto Tecnológico de Canarias was visited by group of R&D project managers to promote the exchange of experiences and strengthen multilateral alliances in the field of knowledge. The visit … More
Consulta Europa held a webinar to guide SMEs on financial aspects
On Friday 16 December, Consulta Europa addressed beneficiaries regarding financial aspects, as the end of the project is nearing. Close to 40 participants took part to this meeting, which has been rec … More
Institut Paris Région proudly broadcasts the project’s results in a Note Rapide.
In october, our partner Institut Paris Région dedicated one of its ‘Note rapide” to the results of the TouriSME project, including key elements of sustainable tourism in the Ile de France region. … More
Discover this online conference on Glass Collection in Touristic Destinations
Close the Glass Loop, an industry platform that aims at enhancing circular economy for glass, with the objective to raise collection rates to 90% by 2030, held a webinar named “Glass Collection in Tou … More
What happened during the second physical project meeting?
A second project meeting took place in Rimini, during Ecomondo, on 8 November. The first one took place in April 2022 in Tenerife, and the next one should take place in March 2023, in Italy. As the e … More
WHO ARE WE?
The consortium of 8, led by Consulta Europa as the project coordinator, is a result of a careful selection which will grant necessary support for the selected beneficiary SMEs. Consisting of regional authorities from the four countries and accompanying technical, communication and academic expertise providers, the consortium will closely work with the SMEs in all aspects necessary for achieving the objectives of both the SMEs and the project itself.
WHO ARE WE DOING THIS FOR?
Cyprus
With the Nicosia Development Agency’s experience in local and regional development in the field of tourism, they will be the focal point for the participating Cypriot and other EU based SMEs
France
L’Institut Paris Region, as an expert in sustainable territorial development will not only be in charge of developing the support schemes but also coordinate the selection of and support the selected French and other EU based SMEs
Italy
A strong experience in reinforcing enterprises competitiveness through training activities, research and technical assistance, Sistemi Formativi Confindustria and the Autonomous Region of Sardinia will support and be the contact point for Italian and other EU based SMEs
Spain
The Canary Islands based Instituto Tecnologico de Canarias has over 25 years of experience in socio-economic transformation and sustainable development in the Canary Islands and will support the Spanish and other EU based beneficiary SMEs
WHAT DO WE WANT TO ACHIEVE?
Preceded by setting up a knowledge base and mapping existing good practices in environmental management in the field of tourism, the project will see a development of transnational and cross-sectoral support schemes. These schemes will have the ultimate objective of enabling the participating SMEs to scale up their activities and build capacities within their enterprises and finally access certification schemes and other initiatives that promote sustainable tourism and lead to competitive advantage, as an added value.
UPCOMING EVENTS
ITC hosts third training with Spanish SMEs in Valencia
The Canary Islands Institute of Technology (ITC) hosts the third Tourisme training for Spanish SMEs. Valencia will be the place where the Spanish Tourisme’s beneficiaries will gather from the 26th to … More
TOURISME First Matchmaking Event & Project Meeting in Tenerife
On 28th and 29th April 2022, the TOURISME consortium is organising the first in-person project meeting in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain, gathering all partners physically together for the first time s … More
Italy: Third and Fourth Trainings with SMEs
After the great success of the first training sessions in March, the 23 Italian SMEs are currently attending two more trainings in Rome (7 and 8 April 2022). The modules will be provided by Sistemi Fo … More
France: First Training with SMEs
From 21st to 23rd March 2022, 15 SMEs from France attended their first training provided in Paris by L’institut Paris Region and its external experts in the framework of the TOURISME project. SMEs ben … More
Italy: First & Second Trainings with SMEs
From 22nd to 25th March 2022, 23 Italian SMEs active in the field of tourism took part in the first two training sessions promoted by the Autonomous Region of Sardinia for the Sardinian SMEs and Confi … More